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Post #45 by miniMOJOman
Source Forum68kMLA
CategoryHardware
Post DateSun, 20 Sep 2015 - 23:05
Original URLhttps://68kmla.org/bb/threads/identify-this-board.1052/
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MacPeak Systems, Spyglass, Austin, Texas originally sold these cards for the SE as Orion accelerators (from about 1988 onwards). They were about $800. They then discontinued (or renamed) the Orion and sold the next version as the Irwin accelerator. Owners of the Orion could upgrade to the Irwin relatively cheaply for about $300. I suspect both the Orion and the Irwin had associated (but distinct) utilities diskettes (3.5" 800K). I definitely still have the Irwin utilities disk, but I am not sure about whether I still have the Orion utilities disk. I also think I have the Irwin utilities programme file (something like a Control Panel device ?) on a Mac CD-ROM I had made (at some expense, by a bureau, back in about 1999). All that gear is in Australia, and I am in Denmark, but I should return to Australia in mid-November - if you want to follow this up.

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Donald
Donald, what an amazing response!!! This is the best history I have heard about this accelerator.  I would love a follow up if you ever get into that old stuff!!! Let me know!  I'll look online for any software for the orion/irwin.   Thanks!